Wedding in Pakistan
Mooh
Dikhai OR Arsi Masshaf:
Mooh Dikhai is the ceremony of first time “showing
of the face” after the Nikah. The couple is
made to see each other in the mirror and the bride
unveils her face that she keeps hidden during the
Nikah. The custom of Mooh Dikhai is also called “Aarsi
Musshaf.” The bride and groom share a piece
of sweet fruit, such as a date and family and friends
congratulate the couple and offer gifts. Dinner is
served to the guests. The sisters, friends, and female
cousins of bride take this opportunity to steal the
groom's shoes and demand a sum of money for shoes.
This is very popular custom and groom usually carries
a lot of cash, due to the popularity of this custom.
He pays money to get back his shoes and girls divide
the money among themselves.
Walima:
This is the final day of the wedding held by couple
as they host their first dinner as husband and wife.
The groom's family invites all of the guests to their
home for a feast at their place or a marriage hall.
The bride wears a heavily decorated dress with gold
jewellery provided by the groom's family.Typical colour
palettes are pastel shades.
The Western equivalent to the walima would be the
wedding reception, though
walima's are held the day after the shaadi or wedding.
Nikah can be formed any time either on engagment or
wedding anytime before the wedding night.
Religious and Ethnic:
Wedding ceremonies and customs often differ significantly
between Deobandis , Barelwis , Shias and Salafis and
also among the different sub-groups of the Barelwis.
The above mentioned marriage customs are typical of
a fairly liberal-minded Pakistani Sunni family. More
orthodox families have more sober ceremonies , especially
no music is allowed , and the bride wears a Hijab.
Customs are also a lot different among Punjabis ,
Pakhtuns , Muhajirs , Biharis , Sindhis , Balochis
, Kashmiris and Gujarati Muslims.
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